Demilitarized zone
Videos
A demilitarized zone is an area in which treaties or agreements between states, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities, or personnel. A DZ often lies along an e
The mission of UNCMAC is to supervise the Military Armistice Agreement between the two Koreas along the 151 mile Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Vietnam in 1969
Turkish and American soldiers provide security for a joint ground patrol in the Northern Syria Buffer Zone, 24 September 2019
Åland
Videos
Åland is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy in 1920, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area and population, constituting 0.51% of Finland's land area
Demilitarized zone
…of the islands in question following Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the status of partial demilitarization has de facto remained in some of the islands. Åland: The Åland Convention of 1921, which was concluded following a decision of the League of Nations in response to the Åland crisis, mandates that the…
The Åland Islands during the Crimean War. Site of the Battle of Bomarsund.
Swedish artillerymen in Haraldsby during the Invasion of Åland in 1918.
Public signage showing Åland's autonomous status.
The Parliament of Åland with flags of the European Union, Åland, Finland, and other nearby countries.